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The University of Maryland Faculty and Staff Weekly Neu^spaper
Volume 15 • Number 12 • November 14, 2000
2000-2001 IJLLY-CTE Fellows
Named, page 3
New "One Stop" Shop^
for Safety and Security
The Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) welcomed Robert Waters, Ph.D., the university's
new chief of staff, at a reception on Nov. 7 at the Nyumburu Cultural Center. Waters addressed the
standing-room only crowd after being introduced by President C. D. Mote. Standing to the left is
Jerry Lewis, J.D., president of BFSA and director of academic achievement programs.
A rcorgiuiization of cam-
pus and security services,
begun in February 1998, has
resulted in tlie creation of a
new Department of Public
Saffety.
The new department, a
melding of the campus
police and building and secu-
rity services departments,
will coordinate all safety and
security functions on cam-
pus. All 105 employees of the
two departments have been
retained.
Univef^ity police depart-
ment Chief Kenneth Kfouse
has been appointed to head
the new department. His offi-
cial title will be Director of
Public Safety/Chief of Police.
The campus community
should expect to sec a uni-
fied command in responses
to property and personal
crimes, said Chailes V. Sturtz,
vice president of administra-
tive af^urs.
"We sho\ild see more
resptjnsiveness, more direct-
edncss,' Sturtz said. "The
coordination and focus
should result in improved
safety and security.
"You obviously can't
promise you're going to stop ^
violence," he added. "But you
can improve response. We
should appear to tlie campusj
community to be more ]
continued on page 6
IRIS Marks 10 Years
of ''Smart Growth" for
Developing Economies
Professor's Nontradtiiona
Measures Boost Diversity
Ten years ago, before the
dust of the crumbled Berlin
Wall could settle, a hazy opti-
mism filled the air.
"Perhaps it was naivete,
but many believed that mar-
ket economies would spring
fully developed from the
great, brown earth," says
Charles "Chas" Cad well, direc-
tor of IRIS, the University of
Maryland's Center for
Insdtutional Reform and the
Informal Sector.
The late economist Mancur
Olson— Odwell's mentor and
the creator of IRIS^saw
things differently. He based
the center on the principle
that you need to nurture the
soil and provide the right mix
of institudonal supports to
grow a market economy.
At recent ceremonies mark-
ing IRIS'S 10th anniversary, an
array of speakers acknowl-
edged Olson's vision. Sen.
Paul Sarbanes, [>Md., who
studied at Oxford with Olson,
recalled his classmate's "fresh
perspective"— that a mailcet-
based economy could not sim-
ply be superimposed onto for-
mer communist states and
expected to take.
First, Olson said, basic eco-
nomic, democratic and legal
institutions needed to be put
in place. Without commercial
codes to protect property
rights, for example, how could
you hope to generate enough
investment? You had to build
the infrastructure from the
inside out to achieve market
success.
Sarbanes bought into tlie
idea. So did USAID, the State
Department's Agency for
International Development,
and it provided the critical
funding needed to open the
center. The new director of
USAIDs Office of Emerging
Markets, Economic Growth
and Agricultural Development,
Stephen Hadlcy, said that 10
years ago he too saw that eco-
nomic development would
require reforming the tradi-
tions of dosed societies. "It
was obvious to me working in
Sri Lanka and the former
Soviet Union. . . that changing
the opaque to the apparent
would build confidence."
Today USAID is still a major
fimder and 25 of its programs
continued on page 6
In the seeming intractable
argiuient over affirmative
action in college admissions,
William Sedlacek believes he
has foimd a middle way:
Expand traditional meas-
ures of intelligence to
include the non-traditional,
and apply them to every-
one equally,
"It's a w^y out of this
box, this dilemma of how
to bring in more types of
people without looking at
race," says Sedlacek, univer-
sity testing director, assis-
tant director of the coun-
seling center and professor
of education. "It satisfies
conservadves' demand to
be fair to everyone, and
liberals' demand for diver-
sity."
Grade-point averages,
test scores and the quality
of a student's high-school
curriculum will always be
important admissions
tools. But Sedlacek would
add subjective measures of stu-
dent's creativity, adaptability,
moti\^don and ability to work
witliin specific systems.
Sedlacek believes that the
current education system and
its reliance on standardized
measurements tilts toward
white males. 'But if you're not
a white male, you have to fig-
William Sedlacek
ure out how to navigate the
sj^tem," he says. "That's what
tells how smart you are, not
test scores."
Sedlacek has been at the
tmiversity since 1967, a time
when colleges and imiversities
were imdcr pressure to change
or even abandon .standardized
admissions testing. With his
academic background in
psychology and statistics,
Sedlacek .set about devel-
oping new ways to meas-
ure student proficiencies.
He was especially
drawn to the work of
Robert ). Sternberg, a psy-
chologist at Yale, who
argued that people show
intelligence in three basic
"ways.
The first, which
Sternberg called compo-
nential or analytical intelli-
gence, is the kind that
standardized tests and
grade-point averages meas-
ure. I
But students from less <
tradidonal educational or
socioeconomic back- i
grounds are more likely to ■
demonstrate their actual
abiUties in other ways.
Instead, they show proficien-
cies in what Sternberg called
experiential and contextual
intelligence, which influence a
person's ability to be creative,
adaptive or practical.
continue4 on page 7 \
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November 14, 2000
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Your Guide to University Events
November 14-20
november 1
3:30-5p.m., Pand: "National
Service Opportunities," spon-
sored by the Career Center.
Panelists from Appalachia
Service Project, CORO Center
for Gvic Leadership, Corpora-
tion for National Service,
Kid Pledge, and Teach for
America will participate,
3134 Hombake. For more
information, contact Emily.
Morrison at 4-7225 or
emorrison@d59 .umd.edu.
5:30-9 p.m. Concert: "Un-
sentimental Journeys."
Homer UUich Recital Hall.
Tickets available atTawes
Theatre Box Office. For
more information, contact
the Chorus Box Office, 5-
5570.*
6^ p.m.. Orr Workshop:
"Intermediate Adobe
Photoshop. 4404
Computer & Space Sci-
ence. Graphic manipula-
tion using paths and layers;
u^Dg filters with text, and
prepackaged macros. For
more information, call 5-
2938 or register online at
www.umd,edu/FT.*
november 15^
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.. Conference,
"Student Self Empowerment:
Opportunities and Challenges."
The Office of Multi-Ethnic Stu-
dent Education (OMSE) hosts
the 9th Annual RetenUon 2000
Sherry Insley's photographs will be on
display from Nov. 17-30 In the Stamp
Student Union gallery. (See Nov. 20.)
7:30 p.m., Performance: "The
Capitol Steps" present musical
satire on this year's election.
Colony Ballroom, Stamp
Student Union. Free wristbands
needed for admittance will l)c
distributed that day at the
Union's Information Desk. For
more information, contact
David Elstein, 40209 or
elstein@wam.umd.edu.
8 p.m.. Concert; "Chamber Jazz
Combo Recital." Student jazz
combos perform original com-
positions as well as works by
Charlie Parker, wynton
Marsalis.Woody Shaw, Heibie
Hancock and Thelonius Monk.
Ulrich Recital Hall,Tkwes Bldg.
For more information, call 5-
7847.
8-9 p.m., Lecture; "Science, Poli-
cy and Politics: A View From
Capitol Hill." Eileen McLellan,
w^ho spent a year as a Congres-
sional Fellow, will talk about
the projects she worked on,
the role of science in public
policy, and why scientists
should understand politics.
1 140 Plant Sciences. For more
information, contact Bill
Minarik at 5-4365 or
iiiinarik@geol.umd.edu.
Conference. Colony Ballroom,
Stamp Student Union.
12-1 p.m., R&D Lecture;"Hu-
mor as Unifying and Divisive."
With Dr. Lawrence Mintz, asso-
ciate professor and direaor,
American Studio. Contact
Stacey Holmes at 4-7690 or
seholmes@wam.umd. edu .
2;00 p.m.. Lecture; "Media and
Politics in France," with
Etieime Leenhardt, correspon-
dent for French TV station
France 2 in Washington. Part of
the series "Modem France:
Aspects of the Future," spon-
sored by the Department of
French and Italian. Multi-pur-
pose Room, St. Mary's HaU. For
information, call 5-4024.
6-9 p.m., orr Workshop: "Intro-
duction to Adobe PageMaker."
3332 Computer & Space Sci-
ence. For more information,
call 5-2938 or renter online at
www. umd . edu/PT. *
7 p.m., Reading: "Writers Here
and Now" presents Jamaican
author and poet Olive Senior,
Special Events Room, McKeldin
Library. (Details in For VOUT
Interest, page 8.)
november 16 ^ .
10 a.m. -2 p.m.,Event:"Holiday
Job Fair 2000," sponsored
by the Career Center For
more information, con-
tact Denise Shipley at 4-
7928 or dshipley®
ds9.imid.edu.
10:30 a.m.-l 2 noon,
Presentation: "To Render
a Life: Let Us Now Praise
Famous Men." Race &
Diversity and Diversity &
The Arts PBS/ALS video
presentation series. 4137
McKeldin. CDetails in For
Your Interest, page 8.)
3:30 p.m., Lectiire:
"Electronic Bartering."
Michael O. Ball, professor
of decision and informa-
tion technologies at the
Robert H. Smith School of
Business, will discuss
how the Web and ad-
vanced decision models
are resurrecting the old-
est method of commerce
for trading. Part of the
Leveraging Corporate Know-
ledge seminar series. Reception
to follow. Marriott Room, Van
Munching Hall. For information
and registration, 5-4888 or gth-
acker @rhsmith.umd. edu.
3:30 p.m.. Distinguished
Scholar- Teacher Lecture; "It's a
Bug-Eai-Bug World; Biodiversity
to Biocontrol," by Robert
Denno. 14 12 Physics.
Reception follows the lecture.
For more uiformation, call 5-
2509 or e-mail rmalone®
deans.umd.edu.
6-9 p.m., orr Woikshop,"Peer
Training Woritshop." 4404 Com-
puter & Space Science. Ad-
vance registration is required.
For information call 5-2938 or
register online at
www.umd.edu/ PT,*
november 17
10 a.m.-12 noon,Fonun:
"XanEdu: A New Approach to
Course Packets." 4404
Computer & Space Science.
(Details in For Your
Interest, page 8.)
11 a.m.-12 p.m., Lecture;
"Development of Auditory
System," Integrative Neurosci-
ences Seminar by Karina
Cramer, University of
Washington. 1 128 Biology/
Psycholcjgy. Contact
lharvey@psyc.umd.edu.
12-1:30 p.m., Seminar; "The
Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning: Do You Want to Try
It?" Sponsored by the Center
for Teaching Excellence.
Maryland Room, Marie Mount
Hall. (Details in For Your
Interest, page 8.)
2 p.m., Lecture:" Mo venient
Dependencies in a Root-First
Derivation," by Norvin
Richards, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. Spon-
sored by the Department of
Linguistics. 1304 Marie Mount
Hall. For more information,
contact Gracieia Tesan at
graciela @wam . umd . edu .
PugUese Theatre, For tickets
and information, call 5-7847.'
n^
ember 18
calendar guide:
Calendar phone numbers lisled as 4-kx)h< or S-XMOt stand for the prefix 314 or 405. Calendar Information
foe Outksok is compiled from a combinalion of infof Ms master calendar and submissiofls to the Outlook
office. To reach the calendar editor, call 405-7615 or e-mail to oulioo((@accmail.umd.edu.
'Evants are free and open to Ihe public unless noled by an asterisk (').
7 p.m.. Event: "2301 Annual
Miss Black Unity Scholarship
Pageant. "Tawes Theatre. For
information, call 4-7758 or 4-
7759.
8 p,m.. Concert: "An Evening of
Cello and Piano Masterpieces."
Distinguished School of Music
laculty Evelyn Elsing, cello, and
Rita Sloan, piano, perform
worfes by ESach, Kodaly,
Janacek, Szymanowski and
Mendelssohn. Ulrich Recital
Hall.Tiiwes Fine Arts Bldg.
Ticket proceeds provide schol-
arship support for music stu-
dents. For tickets and informa-
tion, call 5-7847.*
8 p.m.. Concert: "Eliane Elias
Trio," blending Brazilian, classi-
cal and jazz influences with
piano, bass and drums. The Inn
& Conference Center. For tick-
ets and information, call 5-
7847.*
8 p.m., Ftrformance;°SubUibia,''
Eric Bogosian's taut exposure
of the American dream.
Pugliese Theatre. For tickets
and information, call 5-7847.'
november 19
1-5 p.m., Conference; "Modern-
ity, Jewish Women, and the Pre-
sentation of the Self; the Case
of Pauline Wengeroff." 2302 Art-
Sociology. For more informa-
tion,* contact the Meyerhoff
Center for Jewish Studies at 5-
4975 or |wst@arhu.umd.edu.
2 p.m.,Perfonnance:"SubUrbia,"
Eric Bogosian's taut exposure
of the American dream.
november 2
<^
4 p.m., Lecture; "It Ain't
Necessarily So; Accuracy and
Accountability in Television
News." A lecture by John
Grassie, executive producer of
the Discovery Health Channel
and former producer for NBC's
"Dateline." Prince George's
Room, Stamp Student Union.
For more information, contact
Brad Morse at 5-41 56 or
bmorsc@gvpt.umd.edu.
4 p.m., Lecture; "Gene Flow
and Dispersal in the Stonefly,
Peltoperia tarteri." Entomology
Colloquium presents Alicia
Schultheis, Department of Bio-
logy, Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute and State University. 1 140
Plant Sciences. Contact 5-3938
or db40@umail.umd.edu.
4-6 p.m.. Reception: "Sherry
Insley: Photograplis." Color
photographs. Gallery, Stamp
Student Union. The gallery is
also open 10 a.m.-6 p,m.,Mon.-
Sat. For more information, call
4*i93.
8 p.m.. Concert; "Faculty Brass."
Milton Stevens, trombone, and
Chris Gekker, trumpet.
Program featuring distin-
guished School of Music fecul-
ty. Ulrich Recital Hall.Tkwcs
Fine Arts Building. For more
information, call 5-7847.
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2000-2001 Lilly-CTE Fellows Named
This year's Lllly-CTE Fellows — from left to right, front to back: Sue Gdovln, Ellsa Klein, Jack Sullivan,
Nell Davidson; Evelyn Torton Beck, Jim Greenberg; Karen O'Brien, Roxanne L^fltoff-Hagius, Jonathan
Auerbach; Samuel Kersteln. Fellows pictured at right (top to bottom) are Katerina Thompson, Sandy
KIta and Scot Reese.
The Lilly-CTE Teaching Fellows
Program is 10 years old, and it
has become a hl^ily valued
resource for bringing together talented
and committed teaching feculty from
across the University to consider central
questions about teaching and learning
in h^er education. This year's class of
Lilly-CTE Fellows was named through a
selective process which sought to
choose a diverse group of teacher-schol-
ars from a variety of disciplines, levels
of experience, and interests. The
Fellows receive an award of $3,000 and
meet in a year long seminar in which
they define issues and topics of mutual
concern and explore ways to increase
the quality and value of teaching and
learning on campus.
This year's Lilly-CTE Fellows' program is
being coordinated by new CTE
Associate Director Sue Gdovin and CTE
Senior Scholar Neil Davidson. The
Fellows have already engaged in exten-
sive discussion of teaching issues, and
are in the process of in-depth examina-
tion of perspectives on diversity, evalua-
tion of teaching, and what all university
students should learn by the time they
graduate. Tlieir individual backgrounds
and research and teaching interests rep-
resent the kind of array that has made
this program such a rich catalyst for fac-
ulty interchange and program develop-
ment.
Jonathan Auerbach has been active in
curriculum development in the English
Department and at other institutions in
the U.S. and abroad, including Egypt,
Portugal and Vietnam, As director of
undergraduate studies in English, he
helped establish a mentoring program
linking graduate students with feculty.
He is interested in exploring methods of
teacher evaluation, including peer
review, as a way to overcome isolation
and to encourage collaboration in the
classroom.
Evelyn Torton Beck's teaching has
always been student-centered, but in the
past decade she has become aware of
die excitement generated in classes by
several kinds of interrelated learning
and evaluation proj-
ects: experiential
learning, collaborative
learning and leamli^
portfolios produced
by students. In all of
these activides, Beck
continues to be inter-
ested in developing
strategies for not only
teaching about diver-
sity, but also enabling
the students to under-
stand how those dif-
ferences affect us in
the classroom as a
learning community.
Assistant professor of
philosophy Sam
Kersteln, a teacher of
large lecture classes
for the past four
years, is examining
how to improve the
training and supervi-
sion of graduate
teaching assistants.
Assistants In large
classes have respon-
sibility for as many
as 90 students each
semester. The educational value of the
class depends si^iificantly on the quali-
ty of the instruction they give, since it is
they, not the professor, who have the
majority of direct contact with students,
Kersteln hopes to develop a new pro-
gram to promote good teaching by assis-
tants. He is also interested in the ques-
tion of how best to assess quality in
teaching, Kerstein's main research inter-
ests are in the area of moral philosophy,
and he has just completed a book on
the foimdations of Kantian ethics.
EUsa Klein is an associate pro-
fessor in the Department of
Human Development/Institute
for Child Study. Her research
and teaching interests center
on early childhood education
and child care and its influence
on children's social perceptions
of their early school experiences, ^
as well as beginning teachers' beliefs
about development and early educadon
and how they translate those beliefs
into practice. She also studies the inter-
section between cliild social policy and
research in child development. Klein
views the connection between her
scholarship and teaching as important
to the preparation of competent, reflec-
tive and carir^ teachers of yoimg diil-
dren. She is interested in how students
come to choose this path for their pro-
fessional development, and the way in
which beliefs about development and
learning influence the integration of
their college coursework and classroom-
based practicimi experiences. Klein's
interest in social policy for yoimg chil-
dren and their tiimilies provides the
larger context: the assurance of quality
child care and early educational oppor-
tunities for aU yoimg children In the
United States, the preparation of teach-
ers being an essential component of any
comprehensive policy initiadve.
Roxanne Lefkoff-Haglus is a Teaching
Professor at the R.H.
Smith School of
Business. She is also
associate director
of the College
Park Scholars
Business, Society,
and theEconomy
Program. She has
received numer-
ous teaching
awards. The most
recent one is the
Krowe Award
forTcactiing
Innovation
for her
work in
developing
the "Strategy Board
1 Competition,- in which
\f^M. teams of College Park
— -^-^ Scholars students con-
duct an in depth analysis
of a company. Based on
these analyses, they develop
strategic recommendations and
creatively display their ideas on poster
boards in a competitive event.
Corporate executives from the compa-
contintted on page 5
TV Executive:
TKe Problem Lies Not in Our News Stars
•w -w ^ *r* hen John
mer producer for NBC
newspapers, magazines,
see, we should challenge
^L »f i Grassie
News' Dateline, he lias
. and journals are held
the news."
^^^/ watches
watclied the descent of
accountable by ombuds-
Grassie, a University
T ▼ IT news,
the industry's journalistic
men and peer review, tel-
of Maryland alum, will
he sees a lor^ string of
Standards.
evision news organiza-
have more to say in his
disappointment.s. The
The slide from the
tions seemingly do not
lecture "It Ain't
nctworics' use of exit
work of Edward R,
embrace that same prac-
Necessarily So; Accuracy
polling and their cover-
Murrow 40 years ago to
tice."
and Accountability in
age of the Horida
the coverage of the Q J.
Grassie concludes that
Television News." He'll
recount are just the lat-
Simpson trial or the
the answer lies to a large
speak on Monday, Nov. 20
est. As the executive pro-
death of JonBenet
extent witli the audi-
ai 4 p.m. in the Prince
ducer of the Discovery
Ramsey is very steep, he
ence; "Simply put, if we
Geot^e's Room of the
Healdi Charmel and a for-
argues. "While many
doubt what we hear and
Stamp Student Union.
November 14, 2000
NOTABLE
ProfiESSor Bruce I_ Gardner is the new chairperson of the
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics in the uni-
versity's College of Agricutture and Natural Resources.
Gardner has been a Acuity member at Maryland since 1981
and director of the Maryland Center for Agricultural and
Natural Resource Policy since 1996. He will continue in the lat-
ter role for the present, along with his new duties as depart-
ment chair.
An Illinois native, Gardner received his bachelor's in i^ricul-
tural economics £rom the University of Illinois in 1964. He
earned his doctorate in economics at the University of Chic^o.
Gardner was an agricultural economics faculty member at
North Carolina State University, 1968-75, andTcxas A & M, 1977-
81, before coming to Maryland 19 years ago. He spent two
yeats, 1975-77, in Washington, D.C., as senior staff agricultural
economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisors
and another two years, 1 989-9 1 , in Washington as assistant sec-
retary for economics in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Gardner is currently president of the American Agricultural
Economics Association (AAEA> and served several years as an
associate editor of the American Journal of Agricultural
Economics. He was honored as a fellow of the AAEA in 1989
and received the Award of Excellence for Research in 1988
from the University of Maryland's Colle^ge of Agriculture and
Natural Resources.
Sylvia Rosenfield, professor and former chair of the
Counseling and Persoimel Services department of the College
of Education, was recently honored by the American
Psychol(^y AssocHtion. She was presented with their
Dtetinguished Career Contribution award. Rosenfield specializes
in the development of an instructional-consultation model in
which school psychologists, teachers, and school teams collabo-
rate to address classroom problems.
John Splaine recently received recognition from two sources
for making a difference in the lives of students. The university's
OfiBce of the Dean for Under^aduatc Studies and University
Cooperative Pro-ams gave him the Celebrating Teachers'
award. Splaine, with Education Policy and Leadership, also
received Kapfia Delta Pi's Outstanding Educator Award for
1999-2000 and die Award of Excellence.
The Counseling Center's Loiming Assistance Service has a new
assistant director, Professor Marcy FaOoa. An Ohio native, she
received her bachelor's in elementary education from Goucher
College in Baltimore and went on to teach in Talcoma Paric. She
then spent 1 1 years at St. Anselm's Abbey School, during which
time she earned her master's in school counseling from the uni-
versity's CAPS department. She stayed on to earn her doctorate
in counselor educatioa.
AJDJteon I>ni]n, assistant professor with the College of
Education and member of the Human-Computer Interaction
lab, has received a CAREER award from the National Science
Foundation, one of the most prestigious awards for outstanding
Acuity earty in their professional careers. The CAREER pro-
gram recognizes and supports those fectilty members who are
most likely to be the leaders of the 21st century. CAREER
awardees are selected on the basis of creative research that
builds a firm foundation for a lifetime of contributions to
research and educadon. Druin wtU receive a five-year $400,000
grant to research fimire classroom technology for use in early
childhood education. She wiU work with children at both the
University of Maryland's Center for Yoimg Children and
Yorktown Elemenatry School in Bowie to further develop her
work on digital libraries, robotic storytellers and other new
technologies. Druin says her research will explore such ques-
tions as: What (if any) are appropriate new technolo^es for
yoimg children? What will prc-school dassnxims look like with
new technolo^es? Will children learn differently because of
these technologies? Will eatif childhood teachers approach
teaching in the same way?
Virtual Course Teaches Real Skills
w
at if you, as
a traditional
college stu-
dent or a
husy "green" industry pro-
fessional, could take a
course without having to
take leave from woric, fight
trafBc on campus — or
leave your dorm room,
house, or office at all?
Thanks to the develop-
ment of an award-witming
Web-based course called
Water and Nutrient
Management Platining for
the Nursery and Green-
house Industry (HORT
400), upper level students
in the Department of
Natural Resource
Sciences and Land-
scape
Architecture and
nursery and green-
house industry pro-
fessionals
are doing
just that.
undergraduate student, an
industry professional and
an Extension educator.
They discussed problems
and exchanged ideas and
information through an
otiline forum led by course
instructors.
Over the course of the
semester, each team devel-
oped a nutrient manage-
ment plan for the nursery
represented by their indus-
try teammate. This plan
was based on the nursery's
risk profile and featured
management
strategies
cotildusetheWebCT
online learning environ-
ment, which is used to
deliver the course. Most
important, five half-day
plan-writing sessions at vai^
ious nurseries around the
state were added, so that
everyone could see how
varied many of these pro-
duction focilities are in
terms of site characteris-
tics, infrastructure and
management.
The idea for the
course originated
with the Water Quality
Act of 1998, which
required testing nutrient
management plans for the
nursery and greenhouse
industries. The faculty
course development team
conducted a survey to
assess computer skills,
hitemet access and techno-
logical familiarity within
the nursery and green-
house industry, since it was
obvious that they needed
to facilitate training of pro-
fessionals at a distance.
"The course relies not
only on traditional teaching
techniques involving lec-
ture notes and illustrations,
but also provides an
enhanced, interactive learn-
ing experience through the
use of discussions and
assignments posted online
and a variety of group proj-
ects," said Ellen Varley, proj-
ect team member and
coordinator, distance edu-
cation outreach. Office of
Communications and Infor-
mation Technolt^y.
last fall, learners who
had never met face-to-face
collaborated in cyberspace
on small teams including at
least one graduate or
I
designed to reduce high-
risk practices that lead to
excessive nitrogen and
phosphorus runoff.
"By developing a set of
tools that can be used to
assess and manage the risk
of nutrient nmoff, we hope
to train nutrient manage-
ment planners to be able
to walk uito any nursery or
greenhouse operation and
write a nutrient manage-
ment plan that will actually
work," said John Lea-Cox,
assistant professor,
Department of Natural
Resource Sciences and
Landscape Architecture.
The team also has decid-
ed to include several fiice-
to-fece meetings to the vir-
tual course.A one-day ori-
entation was added to
introduce the class team
members to each other
and ensure that everyone
HORT 400 has been
peer-reviewed by content
experts and distance learn-
ing specialists at other
land-grant institutions.
Information from these
reviews and feed-
back from stu-
dents in the
1999 class
have been used
to update and
refine the con-
tent of the
course.
The course is one
15 web-based courses
created by University
System of Maryland faculty
under the auspices of the
Web Initiative in Teaching
(WIT) program. It was
developed by an interdisci- ,
plinary team of faculty in j
the College of Agriculture
and Natural Resources.
Team members included
Valley, Lea-Cox; David Ross,
associate professor and
Paul Schreuders, assistant
professor, both of the
Department of Biological
Resources Engineering; and
K. Marc Teffeau, regional
horticulture specialist with
Maryland Cooperative
Extension.
The development team
received a Gold Medal
Award and the Outstanding
Professional Skill Award for
Distance Education and
Instructional Design fix>m
the national professional
oi^anization Agricultural
Communicators in
Education in July 2000. The .
course, uitroduced Fall *
1999 with a limited enroll-
ment of eighteen individu- 4
als and offered again this
semester to over 30 learn-
ers, will be offered again I
FaU2001. 1
— Pamela Townsend
i
Outlook
5
2000-2001 Lilly-Center for Teaching Excellence Fellows Named
continued from page J
nies then judge the boards
and provide oral and writ-
ten feedback to the stu-
dents. Lefkoff-Hagins
also teaches the honors
mtroduction to marketing
course and the Capstone
marketing strategy course.
This past summer, she
attended the American
Association of Higher
Education Summer Academy
to work on a campus proj-
ect to enhance undergradu-
ate learning at the
University of Maryland.
Lefkoff-Hagius' philoso-
phy of teaching is that
students can learn
through active involve-
ment in real-world tasks.
With the Lilly Professors,
she continues her work
to develop engaging,
comprehensive exercises
that stimulate deep learn-
ing. Students recognize
Lefkoff-Hagius for her
enthusiasm and energy
and how she brings the
joy of learning into the
classroom.
Karen O'Brien, associ-
ate professor in the
Department of Psycho-
logy, recently developed
a service learning course
entided "Community Inter-
ventions: Domestic Vio-
lence "The course educates
undergraduate students
about theory and research
relevant to a community
problem and provides them
with an opportunity to
serve their community and
gain marketable skills by
volunteering in shelters for
battered and homeless
women and children in
Wasliington, D.C. O'Brien is
interested in tlie role of
service learning courses in
facilitating an understanding
of social ^ues and culture
and in assisting students to
develop a commitment to
contributing to their com-
mimities. Her research inter-
ests include the career
development of women,
career counselii^ and voca-
tional intervention with at-
risk populations, coun-
selor/advocate training and
domestic violence. She is
coauthor (with psychology
professor Oara Hill) of
Helping Skills: Facilitating
Exploration, Insight, and
Action. O'Brien received the
American Psychological
Association of Graduate
Students 1997 Raymond D.
Fowler Award in reception
of dedicadon to the profes-
sional development of psy-
chology graduate students.
She was also a recipient of
the 1997 BSOS ExceUcnce
in Teaching Award, and was
named a 1998-99 BSOS
Teachmg Fellow.
Scot Reese received his
M.EA. in directing from
Northwestern Utiiverslty In
1994. As a director he is
interested in tcUing good
stories, and sees his role as a
The Fellows are in
the process of in-
depth examination
of perspectives on
diversity, evaluation
of teaching, and
what ail university
students should
learn by the time
they graduate.
Katerina Thompson's phi-
losophy of teaching is tliat a
teacher's most important
role is not as a repository of
knowledge to be transferred
to students, but as a facilita-
tor m a dynamic leamitig
process. In her teaching,
Tliompson incorporates
hew technologies that give
students access to course
materials outside of tradi-
tional class time. These tools
encourage students to
take responsibility for
their own learning and
provide a means for
independent explo-
ration. She is interested
in working with her
colleagues to develop
ways of ensuring that
emerging technologies
enliance the teacher-
student relationship,
rather than replace it.
collaborator, interpreter and
communicator of those sto-
ries. The life people share
as artists is bodi exhilarating
and devastating; Reese
believes woik in theater and
teaching must contain the
same. As a teacher, he tries
to be the humanist w^ho
puts everything together
with a process and experi-
ence that enhances the
entire academic community.
As a professor in theatre, he
feels fortunate to work with
students from a variety of
disciplines, which has led to
his view that promoting an
interdisciplinary culture
between colleges is a way
to foster learning communi-
ties. Reese is strongly con-
cerned with developing
programs in undergraduate
education that recognize
and respect the historical
and contemporary contribu-
tions that people of color
have made to America's
multicultural society. His
mterests in learning are con-
nected to the diversity ini-
tiative on campus; it is his
objective to help the univer-
sity gain a reputation for
being a school where young
students of all backgrounds
can feel that their voices are
represented and heard.
Jack Sullivan's career
has taken what some
might perceive as two
distinct paths. One tra-
jectory has sent him
explormg die potential
of computer technolo-
gy for improved
instruction and learn-
ing. In the other direc-
tion, he has taken his stu-
dents on missions of profes-
sional service and intro-
duced them to the joys of
designing and constructing
landscapes in partnership
with the community. In the
last five years Sullivan has
moved from curious techno-
logical neophyte to studious
digital acolyte and promis-
ing pioneer, achieveing
international recognition for
the development and use of
electromc instructional pro-
grams. As a consulting land-
scape arcliitcct and design
instructor, he offers stu-
dents the opportunity to
balance their focused aca-
demic and technical work
with service to the commu-
tiity. He has guided them
through projects that
include gardens for home-
less shelters, memorial
parks and campus land-
scapes. The challenge of
communication w^th
diverse clientele and project
circiimstances has brought
deeper meaning and per-
sonal satisfaction to the stu-
dents' learning. Sullivan's
two paths may be more
complementary than diver-
gent and he is intrigued by
the possibility of bringitig
the two together.
^ ^ ^ it -k ^
atim
"Somethjxjg certain: The cymes are wrong about the future. If the
students in the class I teach at the University of Maryland are any
indication, there is no need to worry. With passion and dedication,
the students spoke with people their age across the coimtry. They
learned their generation is skeptical about politicians and their too-
often-unfuliilled promises. But no, one could label the 20-somethings
apathetic to the problems facing the nation " — Adjunct journalism
professor Richard Pretorius tmites in the Baltimore Sun of the
cross<ountry journey he took to find out what Americans were
thinking about Election 2000. Accompanying him for part of the
journey were bis students. (Nov. 1)
"Men think this is a waste of time. They can't imderstand how we
could have issues in the year 2000. No one ever gave them work-
shops. It's a wimpy thing to do." — Chemistry professor Sandra
Green speaking after a Committee on the Advancement of Women
Chemistry held a roundtabte in Chicago. CChronide of Higher
Education, Nov. 10)
"The candidates we are given to choose from are only those who
can afford to spend millions on advertising. That ri^t there elimi-
nates all the decent choices. By votii^ you're buying mto that sys-
tem." —Sophomore Rob Raymer participated in the IMP Seattle
demonstration and be spends time in Washington, D.C, giving
vegan meals to the homeless. He didn't vote, and he was Joined
b}' many local student activists in the boycott. fWashington Post,
Nov. 4)
"We have millennia of history in learning how to manage an impres-
sion in person. We know how to soften what might seem like an
abrupt remark with a smile or a wink, but we are clumsy with the
new tools online, and people are making blimders all over the
place." —Patricia Wallace, executive director of the Center for
Knowledge and Information Management in the Smith School of
Business, explaining why e-mail socializing is filled with gaffes
and pratfalls. (Intcmational Herald Tribtme, Nov. 1)
"If we'd known about the Kuiper Belt when Pluto was discovered
(in 1930), it would have been a giant Kuiper Belt Object." — Michael
A'Heam, professor of astronomy, continues his crusade to have
Pluto eliminated from astronomy's official list of planets. Making
the matter more confusing is that the International Astronomical
Union has no definition of what a planet is. Not dismayed,
A'Heam and the lAU are again considering the notion of chang-
ing Pluto's planetary citizenship status. (5PACE.coin, Nov. 2)
"Whoever is going to control the House is going to have a majority
of two or three seats. And that is a recipe for absolute stalemate." —
Eric Uslaner, professor of government and politics, predicting polit-
ical gridlock on the floor of the House of Representatitvs because
of the election results of Nov 7. (Knight RidderyTribune News
Service, Nov. 8)
" 'It's just a mishmash of things,' said Beth Alvarez, the umversity's
curator of literary manuscripts. 'h hasn't been weeded at all.' Alvarez
is apologizing, but the unkempt spirit of the archive accounts for
much of its charm. Reach into the box and tliere's no telling what
you'll find." —A Washington Post reporter tells of the delights of
Jinding the unexpected in McKeldin Library's Maryland Folklore
Archive. (Nov. 8)
"I'm an Emily Dickinson scholar, so it's not a surprise that I love
Bruce Springsteen because they're both so spare in their poetry.
They're deceptively simple. Tbo often we see things set out in black
or white, good or bad. But he's not someone who gives easy
answers." — Martha Nell Smith, professor of English, comments on
lyrics penned by The Boss, whose star has risen in academe.
^National Pos^ Ibronto, Oct 31)
"It appears they were dredged, but we can't say that for sure. We
hawe no idea how many times it was hit, whether it w^as one or 100
times. All we can say is that the oysters are gone," —Ken Paynter,
associate research scientist in biology, remarks on the destruction
of years' worth of research as poachers steal 61,000 bushels of oys-
ters from the Chesapeake Bay. Ironically Paynter's research is to
determine bow to return the oyster to its farmer abundance in the
Bay. (Baltimore Sim, November 1)
November 14, 2000
UIVI Celebrates International Education Week
^^^^^^^ he University of
Programs, "We want to create
and brown bag limch by the
THURSDAY, NOV. 16
8 p.m.
H Maryland has
a global citizen. And the better
Institute for Global Chinese
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
West AMcan Dnunming
1 taken the lead in
educated we are about our-
Affiairs. Speakers inchide Scott
"GlobaUzation and Eco-
and Dance, Diali Djtmo
1 promoting global
selves and our place in the
McGiimlss fNational Foreign
logical Security: The Next
Kouyate and the University
^^^ understanding
world, the better prepared we
Language Center, University of
20 Years." Conference at the
of Maryland African Drum
with a slew of events for
are to make decisions about
Maryland), Linda Sahin
Inn and Conference Center.
Ensemble. Ulrich Recital Hall.
America's first-ever
everything," he said.
(Maryland English Institute,
Pre-registration is required.
International Education Week
The following is a schedule
University of Maryland), and
FRIDAY, NOV. 17
held Nov. IM7.
of the remaining events:
Robert Yuan (Department of
2-4 p.m.
Secretary of State
Cell Biology and Molecular
"Open your Eyes," a film
"Globalf/ation and
Madeleine K. Albright said
TUESDAY, NOV. 14
Genetics, University of Mary-
introduced and discussed by
Ecological Sectirity: The
activities will promote the
land). OlIOT^aferroHall.
Dr. He man Sanchez de
Next 20 Years," conference
benefits of international educa-
12:30-1:45 p.m.
Pinillos, presented by the
continued at the Woodrow
tion that are part of President
Lecture by retired Ambassador
WEDNESDAY, NOV 15
Spanish Cinema Club. St.
Wilson Center of the
Bill Clinton's initiative to pre-
Ahmad Tariq Karim. "The
Mary's Hall, Multipurpose
Smithsonian Institution,
pare America for a global envi-
Imbroglio o^er Kashmir:
2 p.m.
Room.
Washington, D.C.
ronment.
Onn the U.S. and the
"Media and Politics In
International Education
hitematlonal Community
France," lecture by Etlenne
3-6 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOV 18
Week will generate awareness
DUsuade South Asia from
Leenhardt (Wasliington corre-
Open House at the East-
in the university community
Stalking Armageddon in
spondent for "France 2" televi-
West Space Science Center.
8 p.m.
about the importance of
the Region?" Brown bag
sion). St. Mary's Hall multipur-
"A New Look at Galactic
The EUane Elias Trio blends
knowing other languages and
lunch. MorriU Hall.
pose room.
Dynamics," by Dr.Alexci
Brazilian, jazz, and classical
culttues, and about the role
Friedman (Russian Academy of
influences. Tickets: $20 for
the university plays in the
12-1:30 p.m.
3:30-5 p.m.
Sciences^ and "life Beyond the
adults: $18 for senior citizens;
global system, said Saul
"Issues in International
International Coffee Hmir
Biosphere," by Dr. Arnold
and $5 for students. The Iim
Sosnowski, director of the imi-
Education: The Chinese
in the basement of Dorchester
Nicogossian (NASA). 2309
and Conference Center.
versity's Office of International
Factor," roundtable discussion
Hall.
Computer and Space Science.
IRIS Maries 10 Years of "Smart Gro%vth" for Developing Economies
continued from page 1
U.S. San. Paul
Sarbanes, D-Md., and
nearly 100 others,
mark the 10th
anniversary of the
IRIS Center. Sarbanes
worked with IRIS
creator Mancur Olson.
ers free enterprise and
fuels official corruption.
Later this month, discour-
aged Romanians may
well go to the polls and
turn power over to a for-
mer Communist leader
To remember what it
took to launch IRIS, the
university has placed a
bench outside the ceti-
ter's headquarters in
Morrill Hall with an
mscrip tion : " In memory
of Mancur Olson who
hardly ever sat down."
With so many projects
imdenvay in so many
parts of the world,
Cadwell says, "this should
remind us that sitting still is
not an option."
New "One Stop" Safety and Security Shop
continued pom page 1
aioimd the world make use of
IRIS researchers and advisors.
So Ear, IRIS has worked in 64
countries. Chas Cadwell, who
has led the center since Olson
died in 1998, recalLs the time
an IRIS researcher landed in a
muddy, isolated field m
Mongolia as workers busily
constructed a stock exchange.
The problem: the country had
no markets yet. The trading
activity that woiJd bring the
building to life simply did not
exist.
Cunendy, an IRIS team is
working in Romania trying to
help officials saw through the
legendary red tape of its com-
munist past.
Cadwell describes
economic reform
there as one of
the biggest disap-
pointments in
Eastern Europe.
An IRIS report
issued this past
summer conclud-
ed that the
bureaucratic maze
in Romania smoth-
^^^m^'o bari-i ^J^^^^
^H^«-^l>"' '^1
The memorial bench Inscription.
organized, more focused,
more on point."
Krouse noted that com-
munication has been compli-
cated by lack of ability to
coordinate efforts across
campus. In the police depart-
ment alone, he said, one unit
monitors alarms, another
monitors video surveillance
and yet another dispatches
police officers.
With the new organiza-
tion, that will change. "This
oi>cration center wlil be a
one-unit operation," said
Krouse, "It will be like one-
stop shopping."
Commimications will get
a boost from a new 800 MHz
radio s>^em.The system,
which cost about $1.5 mil-
lion, will be operational
across campus by next Ml,
Krouse said.
The reorganization was a
project of the Office for
Continuous Quality
Improvement's campus safe-
ty and security team. The
team was comprised of mem-
bers of various campus disci-
plines and departments who
first examined existing oi^-
nizational structures and
then decided what could be
changed. They came up with
five recommendations:
' Create a Department of
Public Safety.
• Facilitate integration of
safety and security compo-
nents in all campus plaiuiing
exercises.
t' . :
• Provide enhancement
and expansion of the univer-
sity's public safety depart-
ment resources, including
facilities, uniformed patrol
officers, civilian staff ibr the
emergency telephone serv-
ice, video surveillance, build-
ing access and campus
patrols.
• Implement a crossK:am-
pus training and education
model.
• Initiate improvements to
the delivery of safety and
security information.
Tlie integration of safety
and security services under
the umbrella of the
Department of Public Safety
most notably will remove
organizational barriers to
responsive management,
Sturtz said.
An operations conmiittee
will be comprised of heads
of departments that Include
safety and security programs.
For example, said Sturtz, safe-
ty and security are compo-
nents of the campus paridng
department; its director, J.
David Allen, will be a mem-
ber of tiie new committee, as
will Jon Dooley, residential
facilities director,
Sturtz said tltere also will
be a broad-based policy com-
mittee that will address effec-
tiveness of community polic-
ing and make recommenda-
tions to I^esidcnt CD. Mote
on safety and security pro-
grams.
Outlook
1
I
In Memoriam
Rhonda M. Williams, acting direc-
tor of Afro-American Studies, died
of cancer on Nov. 7 at her home in
Hyattsville, She was 43-
Williams graduated cum laude
from Harvard-Radcliffe College in
1978 and went on to cam her
Ph.D. in economics from MTT in
1983. She came to the university in
1986 as an assistant professor of
AfroAmerican studies and econom-
ics.
A political economist and associ-
ate professor, she has been widely
published. In 1996, her empirical
study, "A Ixjgit Decomposition
Analysis of Occupational
Segregation: Results for the 1970s
and 1980s," appeared in The
Review of Economics and
Statistics and a second study,"The
Way We Were?: Discrimination,
Competition, and Inter-hidustry
Wage Differentials in 1 970," was the
lead essay in the June 1996 issue of
Review of Radical Political
Economics.
In 1997, Williams co^ditcd Race,
Markets and Social Outcomes. Also
in that year, "Living at the
Crossroad; Explorations in Race,
Nationality, Sexuality and Gender,"
appeared in Wahneema Labiano's
publication, The House that Race
Built: Black Americans, U.S.
Terrain.
Williams was active as a consult-
ant and instructor in curriculum
transformation. She spent nine
years working with professor
Sharon Harley in the Afro-American
Studies program's Multicultural
Teacher Education Training
Institute for Prince George's
County public school teachers.
Most recenUy, she hosted a con-
ference on race, ethnicity and
wealth that brought scholars from
all across the nation to College Park
to investigate racial-ethnic wealth
form and inequalities in the United
States' post-industrial economy.
Williams is survived by many
family members and friends.
WKat Are They Thinking?
Your Campus Colleagues Talk About the 2000 Electoral Mess
Though the outcome of the United
States presidential election left many
wondering just who would lead the
country for the next four years, the
Florida ballot confusion left very clear
impressions on many citizens.
Oudook offers a sam-
pling of staff and facul-
ty opinions:
Mary Perkins,
cashier, T\imcr
Dairy: "I can't
see why they
would make a
miscount with all
the electronic
stuff."
Betty Suitt, coordina-
tor of business affairs
for the College of Arts and
Sciences: "We're so technologically
advanced... [but] in Howard Coimty
wc draw lines to vote, with a special
pen. I mean, come on.
"There should be a recount. If peo-
ple are very sure that they screwed up,
they should be allowed to revote.
However, we have to bear some of the
responsibility as voters. It's not every-
body else's feult. People should
have realized what they're
doing."
Jack Andrews, landscape tech-
nician supervisor. Facilities
Management, Department of
Building & Landscape
Services: "I watched it from
8:30 until 4 in the morning. It
was great, it was like a good
football game.
"I think it ■will all work out. . .
I'd rather be optimistic about it."
Trish Stemhilbcr, Ph.D, program coordi-
nator, Natural Resource Sciences and
Landscape Architecture: "You'd think in
2000 we could have good elections.
Why can't it
be sim-
pie?-
M^gie
Jenkins,
administrative
assistant for Life Sciences: "I'm frustrat-
ed that it's taken so long. I understand
because it's so close, but... this just
means our votes don't really count."
Dear Diary: Ifs Spring in Antarctica
As UM scientist Chris Shimian explores Antarctica's frozen secrets for clues to the
earth's changing climate, he shares his findings — and survival tips — with visitors to his
Web site. Check the site regularly for more news about Shuman's project:
www. inform . umd . edii/CampusI nfo/Departments/Ins tAdv/nowand then/an tarctica/.
Below are two excerpts fi^m his most recent diary entries;
"After reaching McMiutlo Station on a huge all-terrain bus, we were welcomed at the National Science Foundation fl*4SF)
Chalet. This is coordination center for all the people, equipment, and material required for life and research in this environ-
ment. McMurdo is the largest science facility in Antarctica and is the headquarters for air operations to and from South Pole
Station as well as other international science focilities like Russia's Vostok Station in East Antarctica." —Diary excerpt from
Nov. 8
Note: McMurdo Station is located on the southern end of Ross Island, the historic starting point ft>r Antarctic expeditions.
On Sat., Nov. 11, Shuman and the rest of the US ITASE expedition were scheduled to leave McMurdo and fly inland to Byrd
Station (SOdegS 1 20degW). Byrd Station is the expedition's Antarctic base camp in the interior of the West Antarctic ice
sheet. "We have almost finished with our cai^o [packing for the expedition] but despite a simny afternoon, [there were] a
whole series of canceled flights earlier today. This is not surprishig as early No'vember (Antarctic spring) weather is stUl iffy.
We are starting to get antsy though, as more groups are stacking up, the more competition there is for the limited number of
fl^ts the Hercs can make on the days the weather finally is good!" — Nov. 9
Sedlacek Takes Alternative Approach to Intelligence
continued from page 1
In his 30 years of research
and writing, Sedlacek has devel-
oped a number of ways to
measure all three types of intel-
ligence. One of his signature
methods, the nonco^tive
questiomiaire, measures such
characteristics as confidence,
realistic self-appraisal, ability to
negotiate the academic system,
attention to long-range goals,
leadership, community service,
mentorship and culturally relat-
ed ways of obtaining informa-
tion and demonstrating knowl-
edge.
"At a time when people are
looking for alternatives, here's
one I can offer," he says. "It's a
good option and it doesn't real-
ly cost anything."
linda Clement, assistant vice
president of academic affairs
and director of undergraduate
admissions, says she is a "sreat
admirer" of Sedlacek's
approach.
"We are looking at all sorts
of things that ate embedded in
his work," she says. "We sub-
scribe to the noncognitive vari-
ables. We just don't use the
questionnaine.'
Sedlacek's methods have put
him in the middle of some
high-profile action. He is assist-
ing the state of Maryland in its
defense against a discrimination
lawsuit filed gainst the univer-
sity's medical school. He i.s an
expert witness and consultant
in a discrimination lawsuit filed
over admissions policies at the
University of California,
Beilteley. He also is helping the
Bill and Mellnda Gates
Foundation to develop proce-
dures for parceling out $ 1 bil-
lion in scholarship lunds to
minority college students.
"I'm hot right now," he says
cheerfully.
In the Berkeley case, several
groups, includir^ the NAACP
Legal Defense and Education
Fund, the Mexican-American
Legal Defense and Education
Fimd, and the Asian-Pacific
Legal Center argue that since
the 1996 passage of an anti-
afflrmathfe action voter initia-
tive, minorities are now severe-
ly underreprcsented at die
University of California.
Sedlacek says die plaintiffs
appear willing to setde their
case if the university were to
adopt his evaluation model.
In Maryland, the state attor-
ney general has asked Sedlacek
to appear as an expert witness
to defend against a suit brought
by a white man who claims he
was unfairly denied admission
to the University of Maryland's
medical school, which employs
Sedlacek's methods and which
accepted minority applicants
with lower MCAT scores than
the plaintiff.
Both cases could go to trial
in the next few months.
The Gates Foundation has
asked Sedlacek to design its
application for the next group
of prospective scholarship
recipients.The program, set up
to parcel out $1 billion to
African American, Hispanic,
Native American and Asian
American students, is desired
for those who would not get
scholarship help elsewhere. The
students who receive Gates
Mlllermium Scholarships will he
tracked through their college
careers and beyond,
Sedlacek last year trained
some 300 persons of color
around the country to evaluate
Gates scholarship applicants. "It
was a great paradox," he says. "I
was the white guy telling peo-
ple how to evaluate their own
groups. I said, 'Look. You know
how to evaluate. I'm just offer-
ing a way to organize your
knowledge."
Sedlacek is paid for his con-
sulting work and speaking
appearances, but his research
and mctiiods are available to
anyone free of charge via his
Web site www.inform.imid.
edu/EdRes/Topic/l>iversity/
Gencral/Tlcading/Scdlacek/).
"My measure isn't for sale.
It's free," he says. "And I never
charge for a phone call."
_ — Patty Henet
i
November 14,2000
R^ce & Diversity on
In support of the campus' and the libraries' com-
mitment to an ongoing discussion of diversity issues.
The libraries' Nonprint Media Services, Diversity
Committee and Staff Training & Development invite
you to attend a Fall 2000 video scries on Race &
Diversity and Diversity & The Arts.
The series will run through December S, 2000 and
will include 34 programs, varying in lengtli from 50
minutes to two and a half hours. It is part of the PBS
Adult Learning Service Videos via Satellite for
Educator Series and is open to the campus communi-
ty.
The next program in the series, "To Render a Life:
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men," will be shown on
Nov. 16 from 10:30 a.m.-12 noon in 4137 McKcldin.
For more information about this video series,
please call Usa Wheeler at 301 314-0336, Linda Sarigol
at 301-405-9236 or Bette Ann Hubbard at 301-314-
0181.
Detailed program descriptions are available online
at www.pbs.ofg/als/ce or call Carleton Jackson at
301405-9236.
the Nov. 15 fonim, and updates will be provided at
future community forums. Interested members of the
commimity are encouraged to attend, gather informa-
tion and ask questions.
LoariT- to Speak America^
JajEZ Sliowcase Tonight
Tonight's Chamber Jazz Combo Recital is sure to
replace the autumn chill with a good dose of cool.
Under the direction of Chris Vadala, Man Rippetoc,
Steve Fidyk and Gerry Kunkel, university student jazz
combos are featured in this crowd-pleasing semesterly
showcase. The repertoire includes jazz standards by
Charlie Parker, Wynton Mar salis. Woody Shaw, Herbie
Hancock and Thelonius Monk as well as original com-
positions.
The free concert takes place tonight,'I\jesday, Nov
14 at 8 p.m. in Ulrich Recital Hall, Tawes Fine Arts
Buildit^. For more information, call 301-405-7847.
Arabic Adds Character to Curriculum
Thanks to strong student demand, Arabic joins the
ranks of languages taught in instructor-based format at
Maryland, Instructor Shukri Abed of the Department
of Asian and East European Languages has been a
research fellow at the Center for International Devel-
opment and ConfUct Management (CIDCM} since
1993, and has taught coui^es in history including
Islamic Civilization and Nation Building in the Middle
East. He is also director of the Language Etepartment
of the Middle East in Washington, D.C. , where about
300 students a year learn Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and
TXirkish.
For further information, contact Professor Abed at
sabed@bssl.imid.edu.
November Forum on Oucii Factor
As noted in the September "Ouch Alert" pubU-
cadon included m Outlook and the
Diamondback, monthly community forimis have
been scheduled to provide the campus with
updated information regarding major construc-
tion projects and disruptions to traffic, pedestri-
an access, paridng and utilities. The next forum
will be held on Nov. 15, from 3:30-5 p.m. in 14 12
Physics.
This forum, along with the one scheduled for
Dec. 13 and those to be held next semester, will
be particularly relevant to those who conduct
their daily activities in, park in or drive through the
northeast segment of campus. Begiiming in
November, construction of a utility building in a por-
tion of Lot T the demoUUon and new construction
arotmd Chemistry, an addition to A.'V^ WilUams, and sig-
niScant utility line Improvements will begin in this
area of campus.
Each project's site and scope will be presented at
ENGUSH-American Style, a new and unusual Web
site, announced last month that its comprehensive
Online English Workbook is now available. The site is
designed to provide prospective and experienced
teachers of English as a Second Language with exten-
sive free resources for materials, curriculum ideas and
strategies. The site is an online study program for stu-
dents of English as a foreign language at three levels:
basic, intermediate and advanced. The focus of the
programs is on American English and American histo-
ry and culture.
ENGUSH-American Style is imusual in that it
charges lower fees than most comprehensive online
learning programs. A student, or group of students,
can pay a fee of $5.00 for ten visits and use the site
for up to twelve hotu-s per day.
The site provides hundreds of tutorials, lessons and
reading and writing exercises, as well as three com-
plete proficiency tests. Students and teachers who
would like to check out the site can explore some
sample programs. For those who wish a more detailed
look, ENGUSH-American Style offers a free courtesy
tour. For more information, visit the site at
www. eslamerican.com.
Examining XanEdu .^-
The Center for Teaching Excellence and the Office
of Information Technology will sponsor a presentation
by XanEdu, affording faculty, staff and students an
opportunity to examine a new approach to course
packets. A representative from XanEdu will introduce,
in an interactive session, a new product in higher edu-
cation: online CoursePacks. XanEdu is a copyright-
cleared, online content provider.
Bring your CoursePack Title and 6-7 topics you
want to include and search for during the workshop.
Those interested should visit www.xanedu.com
and take the flash tour, and then RSVP to this work-
shop.
Outlook:
It's All About You
(Hitfook would like to kiiow what is
yoing on in your college, Uepartmcni. unit
or field. Send us newsletters, press releases,
or just story ideas. Al.so, by placing Outlook
on your e-mail and iradilional mailing li.sts,
you ensure that we receive )'oiir notices
in a timely litshion.
We offer tlirec convenient ways to keep us
in the know:
Campus mail to:
Outlook
2101TurnerIkiiiding
Or use e-mail:
t>utlook®accmail. umd.edu
Or fax:
.■V01-3U-9344
Please RSVP to Mike MiUigan at mmilligan@xane-
du.com and e-mail Mike with questions and requests
for pre-access to the CP system.
The forum will be held on Friday, Nov. 17 from 10
a.m. to 12 noon in 4404 Computer & Space Science.
For more information, contact hiayet Sahin at 5-9980
or is32@umaii.umd.cdu.
li^iieSwimi^
The Campus Recreation Center Natatorium will be
hosting the 2000 FINA Worid Cup Swiitmiing
Championships on November 1 5 and 16. Preliminary
sessions wiU be held at 10 a.m. and finals at 6:30 p.m.
each day. Students, faculty and staff will be able to
attend the preliminary sessior^ free of charge by pre-
senting a valid student or facidty/staff photo ID. lb
purchase tickets for the finals, please call 410433*
8300.
S^^larsbip of Teaching &
The Center for Teaching ExceUence will sponsor a
workshop entitled "The Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning: Do You Want to Try It? "on Nov. 17 from 12
to 1:30 p.m. in the Maryland Room, Marie Moimt Hall.
The university has had a significant involvement
with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in part-
nership with the American Association for Higlier
Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching. Tliis seminar is desired to
link people— faculty and graduate teaching assistants
— who are interested in cxplorii^ the study of teach-
ing and learning with colleagues who have some
expertise and experience in this exciting work.
To RSVP by phone or email, or with questions, cofr
tact Inayet Sahin at (301) 405-9980 or at
cte@imiail.umd.edu, or ooUne at www, imid.edu/CTE/
Workshopsfall2000.html.
Nominations Sougltt for Student
"Who's Who*' Award ^^^....^^
The Office of Campus Programs is seeking nomina-
tions for Who's Who Among Students in American
Colleges and Universities, one of the most highly
regarded and long standing honor programs in the
nation. Each fall, upper-class and graduate students are
selected by the University for this award. Criteria for
the award include outstanding scholarship, leadership,
campus involvement and commimity service.
Nominations are due on Nov. 17, 2000 and should
be returned to the Office of Campus Programs, 1 135
Stamp Student Union or via email to bdula®union.
umd.edu. For more information, contact Brandon Dula
at 301-314-7174.
Prolific Poet Comes to Campus ,^^
Olive Senior, a writer of poetry, short stories
and non-fiction, will read from her works at 7
p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, in the Special Events
Room on the fourth floor of McKeldin library.
Tlie reading is part of the Writers Here &
Now series, sponsored by the English depart-
ment's creative writing program.
Senior, who was born in rural Jamaica, has
written eight books, including three collections of
short stories, most recendy "Discerner of Hearts."
She draws on Jamaica's landscape and language to
conmaent on her country's liistory and poUtics and
the effects of colonization. Her first book of stories,
"Summer Lightning," won the Commonwealth Writers
Prize in 1987. New and forthcoming works include a
poetry collection, a fourth book of stories and the
non-fiction "Dictionary of Jamaican Heritage." She div-
ides her time between Toronto and Kingston, Jamaica,
For more information on the reading and the
series, call 301-405-3820.